# Hithala Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/hithala/ Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga # Hithala Hithala is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577214**. The 2011 Census counted **2,644 people in 605 households**, the 12th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 2,644people (2011) - 605households - 79.0%literacy - 577214PIN code ## Hithala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hithala is 577214.** Hithala falls in Shikarpur sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577214 - Gram panchayatHittala - Community development blockShikarpur - Census village code607830 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hithala from nearby towns? - Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)54 km by road - Shikarpur (nearest town)12 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Hithala? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Hithala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shikaripura - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Hithala known for? The main crops are **maize and arecanut**. About 71% of the 670 hectares of village land is sown, and 368 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Hithala Of every 100 households in Hithala in 2011, 99 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Hithala · ■ Shikarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **87% Toilet within the home ****91%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **39% Tap water ****56%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **89% Use banking services ****82%** **75% Television ****75%** **50% Mobile phone ****54%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **19% Own their home ****88%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Hithala? ■ Hithala · ■ Shikarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **972 Working population ****44.6%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 73.0% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 385 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 173 (15%) · **■** Marginal 271 (23%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Shikarpur - Udugani3,332 people - Ambaragoppa3,012 people - Mattikote3,000 people - Bilaki2,853 people - Kappanahalli2,565 people - Beguru2,537 people - Manchikoppa2,415 people - Kaginalli2,277 people [All 176 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hithala?577214 - How far is Hithala from Shimoga?54 km by road - What is the population of Hithala?2,644 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hithala in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hithala?79.0% (Census 2011)